Overnight on September 19, a huge Microsoft and Bethesda leak sprang from the Xbox FTC court documents. Information about new console plans, upcoming Xbox Series X games, and the company's reaction to defining industry events has emerged thanks to improperly-redacted court documents, giving a fascinating insight into one of gaming's biggest players, as well as details about a whole suite of new developments.
There's a lot of information to parse, but we've collected all of the major Xbox leak news together so that you can get a look at the whole story.
An Xbox Series X refresh, codenamed internally as 'Brooklin', is arguably the biggest takeaway from the Microsoft leaks. The key takeaway are 2TB of storage, no disk drive, and a curved design. Microsoft is also boasting improved energy efficiency and faster WiFi, at a price directly in-line with the current Xbox Series X.
The Xbox Series X refresh will also reportedly launch with a new controller that features gyro controls and improved haptics. That's codenamed Sebille, and features a joint black and white design and new modular thumbsticks to improve longevity.
Sebille is expected to launch in May 2024. A slight refresh of the Xbox Series S will follow in August, with the new Xbox Series X coming in October.
The second biggest reveal from the Microsoft FTC leak is what appears to be a full release schedule of upcoming Bethesda games, pointing to new games from the entire Bethesda Softworks group. These internal documents are dated to March 2020 – before the release of Doom Eternal, and the finalisation of Xbox's acquisition of Bethesda – and some expected timings have mostly been pushed back by a year or two, likely as a result of pandemic-era disruption. For example,
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